As I keep carrots: never wilt, rot. 2 tricky process

I do most of the collected carrots at their summer cottage is not the first year, so keep. In the network a lot of articles about it, but not with all tells them I agree. I want to share their experiences and talk about the nuances.

cleaning Features

Harvested in a dry, rainy day. Tab do the same. Tops not previously mowed. Green roots can be cut off, but I'm used to twist them.

In my experience such a carrot at home in the warmth stored better than circumcised spine.

It does not rot for a long time, but the arrows, especially laid on the upper flanks of sand, slowly but appear. They are, of course, you need to clean up, not allowing to grow. Root sort before laying in the sand: select those that no defects.

1 way

I use metal drums.

Chests, wooden boxes do not recommend: they rot, they are easy to gnaw rats and mice. For food rodents do not disdain, and plastic.

Located near the barrel wall at a maximum distance from the furnace. The sand is taken out of the nearest quarry. It should be slightly moist.

The sand on the bottom of the barrel crumbled layer of 1 cm, the screed arms. Between adjacent root crops leave the space.

Precipitating next top sand layer, the thickness - of about 0.5-1 cm. Carefully look around the interior of the barrel every time. There should be no orange "spots". For each level carrots same dimensions.

On the first layers spread average, Then most big roots, and on the upper rest trifle.

The meaning of this is that large in the spring begin to rot, It is better to use them in the winter, but on top of them, too, not to lay out. Being on the upper layers of the roots even in the dark and warm environment give a strong growth, the tops begin to grow even through the sand.

The last layer of sand with carrots I cover thickness of 5-10 cm and close the barrel lid.

A clever way to store bags

There is another way, which should be described. My carrot crop the top (where the tops). Dried vegetables pile up in conventional packages. The package does not close tightly. The temperature in the basement -1 to +2. This year, put the pieces of the foam to the bottom of the package.

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